I passionate about integrated infrastructure development and has built over 10 years post graduation experience in a variety of architectural and engineering projects in the Southern region of Africa.
My education qualifications that have enabled me to work and perform very well at work include an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at the Copperbelt University completed and graduated in 2014 and a Masters Degree in Project Management at the University of Zambia completed and graduated in 2021.
In addition to the above, I am a professionally registered with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession(SACAP), Zambia Institute of Architects (ZIA), and a Project Management Professional (PMP) with Project Management Institute (PMI).
I participate in the Architect-US Professional Career Training Program that sponsors J-1 visa, health insurance and takes care of all the paperwork as part of the U.S. Government Exchange J-1 Visitor Program.
472 Studio Architects, Johannesburg, South Africa, Junior Architect
The specific duties and responsibilities performed within the organization were to:
• Assist in offering overall project leadership
• Manage communications with facility stakeholders, Owners and Users
• Attended site and planning meetings with other consultants and client
• Manage office preparation, printing and delivery of drawings and reports
• Assist in managing project timing, work programmes and output delivery by architectural personnel of the project
• Assist set out of buildings and environmental analysis requirements
• Assist with production of various 3Ds models renders of projects
• Detailed checking of all design drawings and specifications
• Contact manufactures and ascertain materials as specified and detailed
• Draft specifications and finish schedules
• Coordinate case studies
• Evaluate the draft bills of quantities of builders and civil works
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Assist and check Contractors compliance status with Health and Safety Rules
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Assist with research assignments on projects
Africa Infrastructure Consultants, Lusaka, Zambia, Building Engineer / Architect
The overall objectives and responsibilities within the organization performed included:
• Carrying out filed work and site supervision works
• Preparation of various drawings/layouts for the foundations excavations and boundary fence of various projects
• Assist in organizing and attending site meetings for planning with other consultants and client’s project manager
• Preparation of meeting minutes and progress status report
• Plan and execute the coordination of drawings and submission of drawings at municipality
• Manage communications with facility stakeholders: Production engineers and facility managers
• Setting out of buildings and services
• Coordinate consultants: Civil/Structural Engineers, Electrical/Mechanical Engineers and Facility Managers and Contractor
• Liaise with municipality for approval and consents required
• Assist with office tenders in preparing the methodology and various reports
University of Zambia, Lusaka, ZM, Masters, Master of Engineering in Project Management
The programmes was a full tile programme with course work and research project. The course work involved 10 knowledge areas and 5 processes as below:
Project management theory and practice, risk management, quality management, time management, cost management, human resource management, communications management, stakeholder management, scope management and all 5 processes of project management: initiation, planning, execution, monitor and control, close-out.
The final year project included a research project and a dissertation submitted before graduation.
copperbelt university, Kitwe, Zambia, BArch, Architecture
Full-time architectural programme for 5 years to obtain Bachelors degree. Modules included:
- Design theory, history of architecture, building construction, surveying, structures, landscaping, interior design and variety of studio projects.
